Damon Sharpe
Damon Sharpe’s “Naughty Girl” Music Video Is a Celebration of Shuffling and Rave Culture
Just last month, Damon Sharpe released his tech house cover of Beyoncé’s 2004 hit, “Naughty Girl.” The track is wildly infectious with its pumping bassline, quirky synths and sultry vocals from Tima Dee. Now, Sharpe has dropped the official “Naughty Girl” music video, a celebration of shuffling. Featuring popular dancers and shape-cutters CiCi, Janeeva Pettway and Adrian Campos, among others, the video is a vibrant ode to rave fashion and culture. Directed by Éli Sokhn, the video takes place in a math classroom with Sharpe as the teacher. Bored by his math lessons, the students turn off the lights and transform the room into a club, erupting into a dancing frenzy as the chalkboard changes from “MATH101” to “PARTY101.” Swapping sc...
Damon Sharpe Drops Poignant House Single “Lost Years” With Josh Cumbee
Celebrating his signing to marquee electronic imprint Armada Music, award-winning dance music producer and DJ Damon Sharpe has released “Lost Years,” a scintillating house track featuring Josh Cumbee. “Lost Years” is a bouncy yet poignant house number that yearns for the dance-floors of pre-pandemic yesteryear. The track strikes a beautiful dichotomy between sonic and lyrical elements, using nostalgic production techniques such as warm vocal chops to coalesce with Cumbee’s aching lyrics, which explore the desire to maximize time with a loved one. Those butterflies in the stomach, Sharpe explained, can return if you simply make an effort to make up for lost time. “Josh and I were discussing the feeling you get when you finally meet the pers...
